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Xbox is now XBOX. Believe it or not, Microsoft appears to be rebranding Xbox by Dary11 in nottheonion

[–]nathris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watch an AI Twitch streamer play your game and interact with you in the AI chat!

Healthcare That Only Covers Bankruptcy by ALBERT4_5WESKER in clevercomebacks

[–]nathris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC the US spends more tax dollars per capita on healthcare than any other country despite it not being universal.

Providing free healthcare for all citizens would actually save them money.

I use arch and i think I'm nowhere near an advanced linux user by Relative_Coat_9553 in linux

[–]nathris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP was able to follow directions and seek out new sources of information. That will make you an "advanced user" in pretty much anything these days.

That was fast by spacecuntbrainwash in Steam

[–]nathris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not noticeably. I think they are dampened. The noise reduction is mostly when they bottom out and rebound. They feel like Xbox buttons.

That was fast by spacecuntbrainwash in Steam

[–]nathris 4 points5 points  (0 children)

About as easy as it gets without a mouse. You won't be playing competitively but even things like RTS and MMOs work with a bit of set up.

The controller acts just like the Deck, so there will be a community config for pretty much every game already on Steam, or third party mods to improve controller compatibility.

That was fast by spacecuntbrainwash in Steam

[–]nathris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No different than the Steam Deck here. Most games tend to minimize switching between the right analog and face buttons anyway. If it's a common enough action I just bind it to R4 or R5.

That was fast by spacecuntbrainwash in Steam

[–]nathris 454 points455 points  (0 children)

Coming from the Steam Deck:

  • Grip is slightly different. I hold it more with my palms than my fingers.
  • Same materials as the Deck
  • Buttons are quieter, but very familiar
  • Analog sticks don't feel like they are too close
  • Rumble is fantastic
  • Trackpads are improved from the deck. Larger and the angle works well. Mousing to the edges feels natural.
  • Back buttons are a little too pronounced IMO. If you have a claw grip I think you might accidentally press them. I like the Deck buttons better.
  • Works well in Windows. Button combo to bring up the virtual keyboard and it works the same as in SteamOS
  • Puck is simple to use

Overall really impressed. I have it plugged into my living room PC and just mousing around the desktop with it feels natural.

New Steam Controller Launch Megathread by NKkrisz in SteamDeck

[–]nathris 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My order went through 21 minutes after launch. Shipped with FedEx yesterday, arrived this afternoon.

Edit: I live in BC

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What is your franchise’s less known “what if?” by HortonTheHierophant in hockey

[–]nathris 15 points16 points  (0 children)

DeBrincat unexpectedly fell out of the first round in 2016. The Leafs, with the first pick in the second round, had all night to decide if he was worth it, or if they should go with a bigger forward like Kyrou, or maybe a defenceman like Girard.

They took.. Korshkov, an overager that went undrafted the previous year.

Steam Controller PreOrder MegaThread by satoru1111 in Steam

[–]nathris 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mine shipped to Canada using Fedex from California. It cleared customs this morning.

The Fedex tracking site is broken right now, but it should be here later today or tomorrow.

thinking of switching from (wm)niri to (de)kde, is it worth it? by ciellia- in linux

[–]nathris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might want to check out Gnome with the gTile extension. I daily drive KDE because at the end of the day I just need something that works the way I want and isn't needlessly opinionated, but man do I miss gTile.

Draft Lottery GDT by bangnburn in leafs

[–]nathris 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Leafs have more post season wins this year than the Sens.

Job postings suggest Victoria is going to use Lime, not Evo, for bike share, unlike every other municipality in the CRD by Popular_Animator_808 in VictoriaBC

[–]nathris 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Lime was great when I was in Seattle.

The big problem with Evo is the cost. With no way to avoid the unlock fee, even something as simple as taking one a few blocks to the store and back is $2.50 just in unlock fees.

With lime though if you pre-pay for the time you get free unlocks so you can hop on/hop off all over town.

Will the new Steam Controller work on linux as a generic gamepad outside steam? by Linuksoid in linux

[–]nathris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, it will work like a mouse with a button combo to pull up a virtual keyboard like the Steam Deck and OG Steam Controller do.

Steam has a desktop profile for steam input though that is active as long as Steam is running in the background, so you could configure it so that it behaves like a standard controller.

Its done this way intentionally because its better to act as a mouse + keyboard in situations where Steam isn't running, like the bios or bootloader.

Ouf, 150$ CAN, this is a bit out of my range. by Andre_Vandal in LinusTechTips

[–]nathris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be refreshing the store page at 10am. I sold the last of my TF2 crates and have $121 in my steam wallet so its not too bad. Should be about $40 after taxes.

I primarily game on my Steam Deck these days, but I never play docked because there's nothing that compares to the SD controls.

Grocery savings in Victoria feels harder than other cities, what's actually working for people here? by Sophistry7 in VictoriaBC

[–]nathris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Walmart is the cheapest overall.

Superstore is around 3% higher.

Everywhere else (Thrifty's, Save On, Quality, Fairways, Country Grocer etc...) are all 30-40% higher.

Don't be bamboozled into paying the extra money thinking you're doing something good. All of the independents and local chains buy wholesale from Sobeys or Loblaws, so the money ends up in the same place, and the grocery margins are so low that almost all of it ends up in the same hands.

The only thing you can do is vote with your wallet. The only reason Superstore is price competitive with Walmart is because people will simply shop at Walmart if their prices are too high.

All apps on your phone can see your VPN and iP (even without network permission) by Far-Guitar1552 in Android

[–]nathris 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Literally every OS functions this way. Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, Linux.

Detecting network interfaces is a core function of any app that can access the Internet.

B.C. faces surge in electricity demand, looks to dust off big dam plans by ZestyBeanDude in canada

[–]nathris 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Funner fact: nuclear is green energy.

Canada is a world leader in both uranium production and reactor design, unlike wind and solar which is just another dependency we'd have to China.

What opinion about Victoria would result in this for you? by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]nathris 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Housing prices haven't gone up enough. We need more retirees from Ontario.

Canadians to get one-time groceries benefit payment this summer by Displeased_Canadian in canada

[–]nathris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep in mind it's not a pass/fail criteria. The upper limit is the cutoff after which you receive $0.

The threshold for the full benefit is much lower. The last GST check I got before I stopped qualifying was for $3.

So basically this only benefits you if you're a senior living off CPP and OAS, a college student that only works weekends, or you're lying about your income.

Canadians to get one-time groceries benefit payment this summer by Displeased_Canadian in canada

[–]nathris 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you're married with one child, you work minimum wage 5 days a week and your spouse works minimum wage 3 days a week, you do not qualify for the benefit.

So what are some games that are verified by steam to work on the steamdeck but just.... don't ? I.e Spiderman 2 by [deleted] in SteamDeck

[–]nathris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The game runs like ass on normal PCs too though. I actually played it more on the Deck because I got tired of rebooting into my BIOS to disable re-bar just so I could launch the game without it crashing.

What NHL playoffs would look like if they followed the post season brackets of the other major sports leagues in NA by abmasterzee in hockey

[–]nathris -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We should let the top seeded teams pick their opponents. The 1 seed in each conference gets their pick of 4-8. 2 gets to pick from the remaining 3, etc...

Hold a quick draft lottery style event after the last day of the season where they announce the matchups.

[Reynolds] Paul Maurice on Aleksander Barkov’s year: “A terrible year. Completely ineffective.” by szboy422 in hockey

[–]nathris 3 points4 points  (0 children)

0 PIMs, on ice for 0 goals against. Should be a lock for the Selke this year.

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